Manipulative

This is a story of betrayal, revenge and most of all, mystery. For the longest time, all I've ever known was... Darkness. I was born and brought up in a family of royals, in a world of thorns and scorn, hate and greed, lies and betrayal, selfishness and parasitism. It wasn't easy surviving on my own but I found my way, in the shadows where I belonged. Many would envy and seek out my lifestyle because it appeared luxurious, and glorious even but it really wasn't. I was trapped in a neverending fight for control and most of all, my life only to see my death encroach slowly, to the point I started having nightmares about it. I was even abandoned by my own father. Well... It didn't matter. Because at the end of the day, I survive in between the light and darkness. I survive... In the shadows.

In a world where celestial artifacts bestow immense powers upon their wielders, a daring group of thieves sets their sights on an artifact said to grant the power of creation itself—the Celestial Nexus. With the fate of the realms hanging in the balance, the thieves must outwit powerful guardians and cunning adversaries while facing their own past mistakes. Each member of the team has their motivations and secrets, and as the heist unfolds, loyalties are tested, alliances shift, and unexpected alliances are formed. The core struggle becomes not only about stealing the artifact but also about whether the team can resist the temptation of wielding such unimaginable power.

Apocalypse came when a cosmic wave descended upon the world, devastating the human race and Chaos spread everywhere. In this Apocalyptic world. He who had ambition, an indomitable will and was a genius, he awakened a trash superpower after struggling for years. . . When all hope was lost and he was on the verge of Death, he took a gamble with everything he had against the one who come to kill him. . . . . Read the story to find out more :-P The Mc is Evil so read at your own risk.

Ten years after the four top families connive and burn every single member of the Ruthaford family, one of the most prominent families in Klinland, the Ruthaford orphan, saved from the fire by an unidentified lady has returned to find his rescuer and reward him and to take his revenge on the four top families. When he finds his rescuer, he realizes he was saved by a woman. He rescues her from a family situation and swears to help her through all life challenges.

Gossip about Benjamin Frost, a husband and son-in-law deemed useless, has become the talk of Regal Hill. He resided in his wife's family home, taking on the role of a dutiful household servant, handling chores such as cooking and laundry. However, his fate took a sudden turn. While preparing dinner, his wife unexpectedly appeared with divorce papers, claiming she had found a more useful man. After signing the divorce papers, Benjamin deliberately cut his ring finger, allowing the blood to flow under his family's heirloom ring. At that moment, a magical doorway to knowledge opened within him. Instantly, medical expertise, martial arts, engineering skills, alchemy, and a myriad of other talents flooded his mind. While he was still reeling from the shock, several men in suits emerged from an SUV and approached him with a shout, "Young Master, you're back!"

A few months before Emily turns 18, her father dies. She goes to Baguio to live with her mother, her stepfather Miguel, and her half-brother Migo. Emily misses her father terribly that she finds it hard to fit into her new home, despite her mother's sympathetic efforts and her half-brother's irresistible cuteness. Good thing, Emily seems to be friendly enough to have made new pals, like Denver, who, it turns out, sees her as more than a friend. Then Emily meets a mysterious young man who suddenly appears and disappears; and he's always dressed in black leather jacket and denim pants whom she gets to know as Lance Monroe. Emily is smitten by Lance's romantic gestures and protective ways. He teaches her to play the piano, and brings her roses, and he even rescues her from bad guys, and helps her overcome her fears. She feels she has found in Lance her knight in shining armor who will rescue her from her incurable loneliness and deathly sadness. But Emily's family and friends are alarmed that she has become secluded and deluded in her own imaginary world. In the end, she has to decide what matters most to her and where her heart truly is.

Cologne is a young detective who is forced to be contacted by a demon. A traumatic event that befell him, makes humans chaotic. But in the midst of his despair, there he met a demon. Thanks to the demon, Cologne slowly managed to heal the inner wounds he suffered.

"The strength of one man is limited, but the strength of an army is endless." Mo Shen spoke from his throne while billions of soldiers were kneeling in front of him, ready to destroy their foes. "Stop pretending to be a god." A woman wearing a full set of golden armor raised her voice. Mo Shen shook his head and simply smiled. "Pretend to be a god? I'm the smartest and most powerful being in the universe. I never pretended to be a god. All this time, I was pretending to be human. " His eyes illuminated the whole battlefield, and the horns of war signaled the beginning of the end. This is not the story of a hero. This is the story of a true conqueror, a true god.

"Name's Andrew Lapis, bud. Just your run-of-the-mill guy coasting through a mundane existence. My family? As average as they come, all huddled under the drab roof of a cookie-cutter house. University? Yep, I'm there too, pulling down grades that'd make any 'ordinary' student proud. Except for Logic Reasoning. Turns out, I've got a knack for that—extraordinarily good, if you ask me. My nightly routine? Well, it's a real nail-biter. Me and my buddy, we hit up the same old coffee shop, play the same old card games. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm no slouch when it comes to those cards. You could say I've got some pretty extraordinary skills up my sleeve. But here's the kicker—life was as dull as dishwater, or at least it used to be. That was until I stumbled upon certain people that turned my world from yawn-inducing ordinary to a whirlwind of the extraordinary. My reality? It flipped like a pancake on a hot griddle. Gone were the days of ordinary, replaced by a high-stakes world of dirty dealings and opulent casinos. So yeah, you could say my life went from poker nights to playing dirty, but in the swankiest casinos you ever did see."

Enemy of the Sinaloa Cartel Aliyan fell in love with a woman called Bendis who turns out to be the daughter of the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, which he did not know at the beginning of their relationship. After knowing Bendis' family, he realized that this family does not love him after twisted blows that began with injustice. Accused of killing a man whom Yannick Bendis' brother had killed Aliyan began to flee the world. One morning after returning from a trip, Bendis came to welcome her man when she was shot in the stomach. This made Aliyan angry to the point of declaring war on Bendis' family starting with a clandestine marriage with Bendis.